Expect the 2021 Denver real estate market to slow slightly 2021, according to Elliott Eisenberg who headlined the Denver Economic Summit last week. Talking to hundreds of Denver Realtors on-line, the well-known economist also predicted that the overall national economy would likely grow 4% 2021. And, the Fed will not likely begin to raise rates […]
Video Testimonial for Denver Realtors
Why do we do this? Why do we sell homes. After all, Realtors hardly rank in the most appreciated professions. Doctors, nurses and the military are generally the most appreciated professionals. Realtors rank somewhere as low as used car salespeople. But, every once in a while, we are incredibly gratified to have a grateful client. […]
Dennis and Dawn Martin: Bloggers and Relocation Realtors
Relationships, Relationships and more Relationships. That’s what the real estate business is really about. I know they teach “Location, Location, Location” in the real estate schools. But, my business is a people business and it always has been.
Realtors Add Value To Consumers
Most folks may not be aware of the difference between Denver Realtors and Non-Realtors. Realtors take an extra step by joining the Realtor organizations on a local, state and national level to improve their expertise and service to consumers.
Sellers Discriminating Against Veterans
I am both a veteran of the Marine Corp and home loan originator here in Denver and I am pissed off. When veterans are offering to buy homes in our competitive Denver real estate market, their offers are often put to the bottom of the stack and rarely accepted by Sellers. That’s a fine “Thanks […]
The Hotz Group Expands
What is a Hotz Group? Is it the latest and greatest rock group that’s so hot they could play Red Rocks in the snow? Is it a selection of Red Hots neatly arranged in a competitive children’s game? Or, is the a group of 4 exceptional Denver Realtors bought together to complement each other’s skill […]
Who Owns MLS Listings Data?
When a home is listed for sale, the Realtor produces content for the MLS, multiple listing service in the form of photos, copy and sometimes virtual tours as allowed in the listing agreement. Now, the question is: Who owns that data? That original content is syndicated with the Realtor’s permission and sometimes scraped without permission […]
MLS Limits Aggregators Access To Listings
The Denver MLS, Metrolist, publishes and displays listings data and photos for Denver Realtors. Listings are published for Realtors to use privately, on their own websites and publicly on the Metrolist site, RE Colorado. It sounds so simple. But, right now, there’s lots of controversy brewing about how it has restricted some of the use […]
Near Downtown Neighborhoods Boom
(Ed Note: This is the first in a series of two articles exploring the booming areas just northwest of downtown Denver from our neighborhood expert Realtors. This first one is authored by new newest bloggers, Jamie and Brian Harris.) The Lo-Hi and Highlands neighborhoods located northwest of downtown Denver continues to experience remarkable growth. As […]
Denver Realtors Battle Zillow, Trulia
(Ed Note: Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to read some controversial comments without edits) Denver Realtors have a love/hate relationship with the large, real estate portals on the internet. Some Realtors love the business they buy from them. More despise what they see as unfair competition to snag potential buyers […]